Washington DC (Sputnik) - The United States and the United Arab Emirates
Space Agency (UAESA) have signed a deal to share information about their
orbiting space satellites, the US Strategic Command (STRATCOM) announced in a
press release.

The United Kingdom, South Korea, France, Canada, Italy, Japan,
Israel, Spain, Germany, Australia, the European Space Agency and the European
Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites already have such
data-sharing agreements with STRATCOM, the release noted.

"[The US Strategic Command] entered into an agreement with the UAESA to share
space situational awareness SSA services and information today at the 32nd Space
Symposium" held in Colorado Springs, the release stated on Monday.

The agreement to share data on space operations and orbiting satellites as
well as increase the safety of spaceflight operations was signed by STRATCOM
Director of Plans and Policy Maj. General Clinton Crosier and UAESA Chairman
Khalifa Al Romaithi, the press release said.

"Recognizing an evolving and diverse space environment... it is imperative we
work with and leverage our key allies and partners like the United Arab Emirates
(UAE) to increase situational awareness in space" STRATCOM Commander Admiral
Cecil Haney said in the press release.